Palestine Action ban to be reviewed by Supreme Court

The controversial ban under terrorism legislation of the protest group Palestine Action will be reviewed by the Supreme Court.In a major blow to the Home Office, the court confirmed on Thursday that it had given the group's co-founder permission to appeal the ban which came into effect in July 2025.While the full details of the reasons for the appeal are yet to be published, the BBC understands they relate to Huda Ammori's argument that the ban breaches human rights.Officials at the court say the appeal will be expedited - which means it will be heard after the summer break. The eventual outcome of the case could have major implications for terrorism legislation in the UK.The decision comes weeks after the end of the first major trial of members of the group which had caused more than £1m of damage to a defence firm near Bristol with an Israeli parent company. Four members of that break-in team were jailed, with one also sentenced for causing grievous bodily harm on a police officer who was hit with a sledgehammer.Separately, more than 2,000 people are facing potential trial for protesting against the ban by declaring their support for a proscribed terrorism group in mass demonstrations.The battle over the banning of Palestine Action has now gone on for more than year. Former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper banned the group on advice from the police and security officials after an escalating spate of break-ins targeting Elbit, an Israeli-owned defence firm.The High Court initially ruled that the ban was unlawful - but five judges on the Court of Appeal then overruled it, unanimously deciding the home secretary had acted lawfully and within her powers to proscribe Palestine Action.That decision by the Court of Appeal will now be reviewed by the Supreme Court.